diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f950687..8a846c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ jobs:
           email: 'support@reportportal.io'
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Tagging new version
-        id: newVersionTag
-        run: |
-          git tag -a ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} -m "Release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
-          git push --tags
+#      - name: Tagging new version
+#        id: newVersionTag
+#        run: |
+#          git tag -a ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} -m "Release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+#          git push --tags
 
       - name: Checkout develop branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update version file
         id: versionFileUpdate
         run: |
-          export CURRENT_VERSION_VALUE=`echo '${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}' | sed -E "s/(.*)/${{ env.VERSION_REPLACE_PATTERN }}/"`
-          export NEXT_VERSION_VALUE=`echo '${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}' | sed -E "s/(.*)/${{ env.VERSION_REPLACE_PATTERN }}/"`
+          export CURRENT_VERSION_VALUE=`echo '${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION }}' | sed -E 's/(.*)/${{ env.VERSION_REPLACE_PATTERN }}/'`
+          export NEXT_VERSION_VALUE=`echo '${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}' | sed -E 's/(.*)/${{ env.VERSION_REPLACE_PATTERN }}/'`
           sed "s/${CURRENT_VERSION_VALUE}/${NEXT_VERSION_VALUE}/g" ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }} > ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}${{ env.TMP_SUFFIX }}
           rm ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
           mv ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}${{ env.TMP_SUFFIX }} ${{ env.VERSION_FILE }}
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_pass_failed_skipped.py b/tests/integration/test_pass_failed_skipped.py
index 97bb4ad..a85b1b7 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_pass_failed_skipped.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_pass_failed_skipped.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
-from delayed_assert import assert_expectations, expect
 
 from tests import REPORT_PORTAL_SERVICE
 from tests.helpers import utils
@@ -55,17 +54,16 @@ def test_simple_tests(mock_client_init, test, expected_run_status, expected_item
         start_test_step = start_call_args[-1 - i][1]
         finish_test_step = finish_call_args[i][1]
 
-        expect(finish_test_step["item_id"].startswith(start_test_step["name"]))
+        assert finish_test_step["item_id"].startswith(start_test_step["name"])
         if i == 0:
             actual_status = finish_test_step["status"]
-            expect(
+            assert (
                 actual_status == expected_item_status,
                 f'Invalid item status, actual "{actual_status}", expected: "{expected_item_status}"',
             )
 
     finish_launch_call_args = mock_client.finish_launch.call_args_list
-    expect(len(finish_launch_call_args) == 1)
-    expect("end_time" in finish_launch_call_args[0][1])
-    expect(finish_launch_call_args[0][1]["end_time"] is not None)
-    expect("status" not in finish_launch_call_args[0][1])
-    assert_expectations()
+    assert len(finish_launch_call_args) == 1
+    assert "end_time" in finish_launch_call_args[0][1]
+    assert finish_launch_call_args[0][1]["end_time"] is not None
+    assert "status" not in finish_launch_call_args[0][1]